Top choice in Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
This eyrie atop a Tange Kenz艒鈥揹esigned skyscraper in west Shinjuku looks no less tasteful and elegant than when it opened more than 20 years ago, and it remains a popular spot for visiting celebrities. The rooms are on the 42nd to 51st floors, meaning even the entry-level rooms have fantastic views; west-facing rooms look out towards Mt Fuji.
Perks include fitness classes in the naturally lit studio on the 47th floor and access to a private library full of art books.
5.33 MILES
If you visit only one museum in Tokyo, make it the Tokyo National Museum. Here you'll find the world's largest collection of Japanese art, including鈥
6.81 MILES
This museum is the heart of the Studio Ghibli world, a beloved (even 'adored')聽film studio responsible for classic, critically-acclaimed animated titles鈥
0.98 MILES
Golden Gai 鈥 a Shinjuku institution for over half a century 鈥 is a collection of tiny bars, often literally no bigger than a closet and seating maybe a鈥
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Rumoured to be the busiest intersection in the world (and definitely in Japan), Shibuya Crossing is like a giant beating heart, sending people in all鈥
16.14 MILES
This impressively slick attraction is dedicated to, you guessed it, cup noodles. But in reality, its focus is more broad, with numerous exhibitions鈥
3.33 MILES
Digital-art collective teamLab has created 60 artworks for this museum, open in 2018, that tests the border between art and the viewer: many are鈥
3.52 MILES
The Imperial Palace occupies the site of the original Edo-j艒, the Tokugawa shogunate's castle. In its heyday this was the largest fortress in the world,鈥
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Tokyo鈥檚 most visited temple enshrines a golden image of Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy), which, according to legend, was miraculously pulled out of鈥
1. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
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Tokyo's city hall 鈥 a landmark building designed by Tange Kenz艒 鈥 has observatories (202m) atop both the south and north towers of Building 1 (the views鈥
2. NTT Intercommunication Centre
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The ICC shows challenging, conceptual works that explore the intersection between art and technology 鈥 sometimes including participatory VR installations鈥
3. Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
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Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery is at its best when it holds solo shows and retrospectives of major modern Japanese artists and movements (spanning diverse鈥
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This Nishi-Shinjuku landmark building (completed in 2008) is a 50-storey webbed tower designed by Tange Associates. Easily identifiable among the blockier鈥
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This otherwise ordinary office complex is home to more than a dozen public artworks, including one of Robert Indiana鈥檚 LOVE sculptures (on the southeast鈥
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On the grounds of 惭别颈箩颈-箩颈苍驳奴 (accessed via the shrine's main approach) is the strolling garden, 惭别颈箩颈-箩颈苍驳奴 Gyoen. It once belonged to a feudal estate;鈥
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Tokyo鈥檚 grandest Shint艒 shrine is dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and Empress Sh艒ken, whose reign (1868鈥1912) coincided with Japan's transformation from鈥
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Godzilla, a portmanteau of the Japanese words for gorilla (gorira) and whale (kujira), is king of the kaij奴 (strange beasts) that ruled Japanese popular鈥